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History · Lake Winola

Lake Winola’s post office opened in 1887, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on.

1887first post office
0on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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How Lake Winola began

When was Lake Winola founded?

1887

The Lake Winola post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 597139 years
Founding year: the first Lake Winola post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lake Winola’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lake Winola are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lake Winola’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Winola’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lake Winola, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Winola yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lake Winola is a census-designated place located in Overfield Township, Wyoming County, in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 307. As of the 2010 census the population was 748 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 748 to 597 (-20%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lake Winola on the map, 1946 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Winola. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lake Winola on the 1946 USGS mapLake Winola on the 1969 USGS mapLake Winola on the 1994 USGS map1946Factoryville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Winola.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Winola

Nobody well known was born in Lake Winola itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Christy MathewsonAmerican Major League baseball player, manager · b. 1880
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Timmy MayerAmerican racing driver · b. 1938
Warren StevensAmerican actor · b. 1919
Cory SpangenbergAmerican baseball player · b. 1991
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Andy SwanAmerican baseball player · b. 1858
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John McNultyQuarterbacks coach for Tennessee Titans · b. 1968

Questions about Lake Winola’s history

What year was Lake Winola founded?

The Lake Winola post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.